Pediatric Noonan Syndrome

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What is Pediatric Noonan Syndrome?

Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder that can be inherited from one or both parents. Noonan syndrome prevents normal development and causes many problems throughout a child’s body. The most common problems include heart conditions and skeletal malformations.

Risk factors

Your child is at risk for Noonan syndrome if one or both parents carry the defective gene.

What are the causes of Pediatric Noonan Syndrome?

Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder, meaning that a gene inherited from one or both parents is defective. During fetal development, Noonan syndrome is caused by changes in one of several dominant genes.